Mayor discusses safety

Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson speaks during a public discussion session Nov. 1 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Oak Avenue in Collegetown. Behind her is part of a list of suggestions generated by the lively discussion among residents, police representatives, members of the Landlords' Association of Tompkins County, Cornell officials and Common Council members that focused on what residents, landlords and others can do to keep residents safe. A suspect in the "Collegetown Creeper" incidents was arrested Oct. 28. LeNorman Strong, Cornell assistant vice president for student and academic services, discussed the formation of a Task Force on Off-Campus Housing Services. Frank DiMeo/University Photography